The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-02-18
STATE NEWS

The Louisburg Times says Quit
: q sensation was caused in town on
day last week, by the attempt of
Esmall colored boy Humphrey HaW
kins, to poison Gen. p. B. Hawkins
!, family. He put Rough on Rats
In the water and coffee. The boy
i who is about 12 years Of age, i
Inow in Jail.
Says the Lenoir Topic. Mr.. w
i N. Morris was in Lenoir this weeI
and says that building win begir
to boom at Blowing Rock as soon as
spring opens The hotel company
has built six cottages and Mr.. Nor.
IRIS began to count on his fingers
the number of new houses that are
to be begun soon and got as far as
eight, but that q not all. He could
not remember them all.
The Oxford Orphans Friend t,ays
sasa Ms aTaRl soai l1he III ss gIad a sonss one e
volunteer to get US up a box q
books for our library. It would be
the easiest thing in the world to do,
VIII some one please try it. We
want books, magazines, papers, and
everything in the way of reading
matter that would be interesting
and useful for children. Old books,
of no service to those who have
Eread them, will be thankfully re-
ceived.
Says a Winston dispatch of the
14th inst. Another attempt was
made by the prisoners here to break
Iiail. Some one had thrown some
sharp weapon in from the outside
and when jailor Bradford went in
Yesterday to feed them, a negro at.
j tackled him and cut his face in sew
ersl places, but Mr.. Bradford was
equal to the emergency and bring
| ing his pistol to bear on him, soon
forced him back into a cell. This
negro is one of the three who knock
ed jailor Burk down and escaped
some time since.
| Says the Wilmington RevieaO Mr.
Thomas E. Shipper, a well-known
Wilmington typo" is Secretary O
the Executive Committee and
member of the Auditing COMMITTEES
of Typographical Union No. 6. o
| New York, which is the largest or
ganization of printers in the United
States haYing membership 0
more than 4,OO0.-Mr. JOSEPH
Elkins, of Columbus | county, is
| most remarkable man. He is 81
years of age. and is actually NOR
lsprightly th&2 many men of 81
years. He does bis own ploughinl
on the farm. and takes great de
Light in hunting deer, being a frs
afe shot. It is not long since h
went hunting and killed fine deer
His faculties have indeed been as
; tonishly well retained, and it i
doubtful if there is another man il
the State'of his great age..whose ply
sical powers are so well preserved.
The Nes0s- Observer says Cover.
nor Scales is kept very busy in re
ceiving callers. Very often for thre
or four days at a time he is engaged
with them till late at night, and cal
Il find very little Uninterrupted time t
, attend to his mail.-The Cover
nor has received an old oil portrai
, of Hon. Montfold Stokes, who wa
: Governor of the state in 1902. ]
was presented by DR.. L. G. Stokes,
grandson ofthe Governor. 1t will
, be restored and placed in the col
. lection of portraits of Governors G
j North Carolina.-Greensboro j
I stirred up. Within the last tw
: months three diabolical outrage
have been committed in that town
the result being the death of tw
: good citizens, and the severe wound
!. ing ofanother, without the crimi
nails, being brought to justice. 4
: few days ago, the citizens hel'
1 a public meeting, and authorizes
t the mayor and commissioners G
!. the town to employ & detective t
3 hunt down the criminals at what
ever cost, and many of the citizen
made subscriptions to increase tn
t reward and otherwise prosecute th
search.